OPM signs off Nilpeter FA-22 press

OPM announced the investment in February 2022, when it signed the purchase agreement for two fully automated Nilpeter FA22 presses: a 12-color 22in FA-line for the company’s UK facility and a 10-colour FA-22 to be installed in the US. 

The UK-destined model incorporated hot air drying, LED UV curing and in-line solvent lamination capabilities. The investment is designed to support the growth of the company’s short to medium-run flexible packaging business, as well as its success in the multi-layer peel and read label segment.

Chris Ellison, managing director of OPM, said: ‘We are experiencing tremendous demand for our clever indexed multi-layer label design, Multi Dex. This innovative label solution offers designers the ability to communicate extensive information on a pack in a concise way.

With increasing pressure on brands to find clever ways to cram in legal, health and safety requirements on packs for compliance, Multi Dex is proving particularly popular in the health, nutrition and beauty sectors with its unique structure offering multiple faces for the designer to use without compromising sustainability or graphic standout.’

The second fully automated press, a 10-colour Nilpeter FA22, which will be installed in the US, will enable OPM to meet further demand for its patented TLC label closure system in the North American hygiene and wipes sectors.

‘We are a European market leader in the supply of moist wipe packaging solutions as a result of the development of our European and US patented TLC – Thicker Label Closure,’ added Ellison. ‘TLC replaces the need for rigid flip-top closure systems offering brands a lighter-weight closure solution that can be printed to match their brand colors.

‘TLC retains moisture for the full life cycle of the product, which boosts consumer satisfaction, is lower cost, and is applied at higher speeds, driving further energy and production efficiencies for packers. With sustainability being a key issue in the wipes market, TLC also offers a lower carbon footprint, improves pack recyclability, and can be manufactured with recycled content. We’re therefore seeing significant demand from the US for this innovation and it's only right we commit to production locally to ensure we can maintain the customer service and supply standards our customers have come to recognize us for.’